Western Qʼanjobʼalan languages

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Western Qʼanjobʼalan languages are a branch of the Mayan language family spoken primarily in the highlands of Guatemala and neighboring regions, including languages such as Qʼanjobʼal, Akateko, and Jakaltek.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mayan language subgroup
branch of language family
areClassifiedAs Native American languages
indigenous languages of the Americas
areEndangered some member languages
areIndigenousTo Mesoamerica NERFINISHED
areRecognizedBy Mayanist linguistics
areStudiedIn Mesoamerican linguistics
geographicDistribution Chiapas, Mexico NERFINISHED
western Guatemala NERFINISHED
hasMember Akateko language NERFINISHED
Chuj language NERFINISHED
Jakaltek language NERFINISHED
Qʼanjobʼal language
Tojolabal language NERFINISHED
havePhonologicalFeature complex consonant inventory
contrastive glottalization
haveSubgroup Chuj–Tojolabal subgroup
Qʼanjobʼal–Jakaltek subgroup
languageFamilyBranchOf Mayan language family NERFINISHED
partOf Mayan language family NERFINISHED
Qʼanjobʼalan languages NERFINISHED
relatedTo Eastern Qʼanjobʼalan languages NERFINISHED
sharesCommonAncestorWith Eastern Qʼanjobʼalan languages NERFINISHED
spokenBy Akateko people NERFINISHED
Chuj people NERFINISHED
Jakaltek people NERFINISHED
Maya peoples NERFINISHED
Qʼanjobʼal people NERFINISHED
Tojolabal people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Guatemala NERFINISHED
Mexico NERFINISHED
spokenPrimarilyIn Guatemalan highlands
subgroupOf Mayan languages NERFINISHED
typologicalFeature ergative–absolutive alignment
head-marking morphology
rich aspectual system
verb–initial basic word order
useIn community radio broadcasting
local education programs in Guatemala
oral tradition
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Qʼanjobʼal subgroup Western Qʼanjobʼalan languages